Obiettivo Major illness in the family has become an important cause of household impoverishment in China and the ex-command economies of Southeast Asia, as these countries have managed the transition to a market economy. This is related to the low levels of governme nt funding of health care and the rising cost of medical care. The Governments of China and Cambodia have recently announced major policy initiatives to address this problem and the government of Laos is considering similar action. The purpose of this proj ect is to support these initiatives and assess their performance, whilst contributing to international knowledge about how to help households cope with major illness. The study will take place in rural areas in Cambodia, Laos and two provinces in Central C hina. In each location, the methodological approach will be that of in-depth case studies, organised as four integrated sub-projects. The first will assess the impact of different types of illness on different types of household and the effectiveness and c onsequences of the various coping strategies that they adopt.The second will assess the performance and outcome of health assistance schemes. The third will study how provider performance, particularly regarding use of drugs, contributes to the high cost o f care and identify realistic strategies for reducing these costs. The fourth will assess political and institutional influences on policy formulation and implementation. Each country team will produce-a consolidated report that includes recommendations ba sed on the findings of all the sub-studies. The project will be implemented in close communication with policy-makers and local government and NGO managers to ensure it contributes to policy and management practices. It will formulate and implement a disse mination strategy aimed at maximising impact at national, regional and international levels, which will include the establishment of a regional network on social protection and health. Campo scientifico social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil societynongovernmental organizationssocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and management Programma(i) FP6-INCO - Specific measures in support of international cooperation: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Argomento(i) INCO - Specific measures in support of international co-operation INCO-2003-A1.2 - Healthcare systems and management Invito a presentare proposte FP6-2003-INCO-DEV-2 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento STIP - Specific Targeted Innovation Project Coordinatore INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo University of Sussex BRIGHTON Regno Unito Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (9) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto CHINA HEALTH ECONOMICS INSTITUTE Cina Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District BEIJING Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato ZHONGNAN UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND LAW Cina Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 114 Wuluo Road WUHAN Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato WEST CHINA CENTER OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, SICHUAN UNIVERSITY Cina Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 17 Section 3, South Renmin Road CHENGDU Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY Cina Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 19 Xinjie, Kouwai Street BEIJING Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato PRINS LEOPOLD INSTITUUT VOOR TROPISCHE GENEESKUNDE Belgio Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Nationalestraat 155 ANTWERPEN Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH Laos Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Ministry of Health, Samsenethai Road, Sisattanak District VIENTIANE Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH Cambogia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Kim II Sung Btvd PHNOM PENH Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDY Cambogia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 85, Street 141, Sangkat Veal Vong, Khan 7 Makara PHNOM PENH Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET Svezia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Nobels Vag 5, Solna STOCKHOLM Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato